New Vistas I Wish I Could Have Shared With Patty

Tonight I met an extraordinary young woman of remarkable talent and drive. Her name is Lisa and she is the creator and owner of a website called "BellaOnline." It is easily one of the most remarkable sites I have ever seen and reaches so many people - primarily women - in such a positive way I could not help mentioning it here. Lisa is shy, very bright, and very determined to make an impact - or I should say, "even more of an impact." I visited her site this evening and found two truly wonderful recipes using pumpkin, found many links to many different types of sites offering everything from free advice or help to free craft patterns and instruction. There are links to sites on topics as diverse as sewing, religion, current events, and many others. The network for this site is huge! Lisa has four hundred other women and men editing the many and varied choices and there are areas for posting requests or offering help finding recipes, patterns, instructions (cars to crocheting), as well as links to other sites Lisa owns and manages. There is also a minimum of advertising and a commitment to assisting women in areas of the world who would normally be unable to access the information and instructions offered by the site. Having any access to the site at all has already enabled women in third world areas to augment their families lives and incomes. This is one of the most positive sites I have ever encountered in so many truly constructive and wonderful ways. Lisa is enthusiastic and very modest. I am not sure she even fully realizes how truly remarkable she and her efforts have proven to be in the positive and encouraging manner of presentation and her whole-hearted commitment to keep her site free from the interference and direction of more commercially minded interests. Yay, Lisa!